Rodent problem please help with some info?

I noticed a mouse the other day running back and forth through my kitchen.Mainly under the fridge and behind the stove is where it kept going. So I unplugged both appliances and cleaned well under and inside of both(not inside of the appliances guts as I can not get a fridge off the floor by myself)... I have recenty put all foods that were in accessible boxes and packages into steel and glass containers with airtight lids. Cleaned house from top to bottom paying special attention to the corners and where the baseboards meet the flooring.My dog's food is put up when she is not eating it,and all water sources(that I know of...I'm sure there is something somewhere I missed) have been fixed and are no longer accessible unless its climbing into the pipes somehow. Since I've done all this,I noticed the mouse has begun to climb on cords to get to higher places(which there still isn't food there). I have NO idea how to remedy this problem,as all my outlets are closer to the floor.There are no outlets that are higher than maybe an inch or two off the ground. Everything that isn't used or being used is unplugged at all times but there are some things that are plugged in throughout the day and this is what it is climbing on to get to the table or entertainment center. It even puled a lamp over trying to climb the cord. All my drapes and curtains are cut to size now and do not hang lower than the window sills which are a good 2 maybe 3 feet off the ground so the curtains are not a problem...but I still can not keep this damn thing off the electrical cords to the TV in my living room.It disgusts me that it has gotten to the point of it getting on my entertainment center and even though I haven't seen it yet I'm sure it has been on a few tables due to this issue(which I do sanitize and use bleach cleaner every morning and night just to be on the relatively safe side). I also know that if there is one there is most likely more which doesn't make me anymore comfortable...The only reason I know the one I've been seeing is the same one,is because you can tell its been caught in a trap before because half its tail is missing. By the way its a field mouse if anyone was wondering. Anyway is there ANYTHING I can do rather than keeping stuff unplugged to keep this thing off of my wires/cords?? Or maybe something I can put on the cords? I've used traps(apparently he learned his lesson from the first one he got caught in and avoids them),peppermint oil which seems to keep him away for a little bit but then comes right back through where I put it with no problems,bay leafs it just eats,pepper(chili,cayenne etc) doesn't bother it,in fact I think he eats that too...moth balls,blah...just about every home remedy I've found is a bust. So any other helpful suggestions would be fantastic and much appreciated.Thanks